Registered

Well, as the geek I am- I don't keep just fish. I have kept and bred many reptiles and other exotic animals as well many times in the past.

I am ridiculously into bugs. Might sound stupid or weird but I am an especially big fan of madagascar hissing cockroaches. I had 7 adults in a small kritter keeper today and while at work apparently one exploded into a cluster of a ton of babies.

I am excited because although roaches seem easy to breed, this is the first time I've ever bred these bad boys in captivity (I say this because I had the same roaches lose in my apartment in Texas- they bred, but it had nothing to do with what I did lol).

My wife and I heard a hissing noise from the living room yesterday but didn't bother checking on them. Today she said she heard it all day- I guess thats when it happened.

For anyone who doesn't know and is interested at all, these roaches can be longer than 3" long, they hiss very loudly when threatened, although they make awesome display/pet insects. They do not bite, and are slow enough as adults that handling them is VERY easy. They are active and spend quite a bit of time outside of hide spots in their cage, and eat whatever you have at the time so feeding isn't an issue.

In the past I have used them at my daughters school and they were a hit.

BTW- If anyone in the reptile section likes them at all, or wants any I DO have many babies lol- shoot me a PM or something.

Registered

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.​

Larry LaPrise, the man that wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.​

Registered

Man, that's alot of babies. I'm going to have to go youtube these guys so I can hear what their hissing sounds like. They don't freak me out to look at them but I doubt I could handle one crawling in the palm of my hand. Yikes. :shock:

lol, I worked at a pet store that sold them and was terrified of them at first, but after handling them for a few confused customers they actually grew on me, and I had to get a couple. They are definitely a conversation piece, thats for sure.

As for housing, I have a small plastic kritter keeper thats probably the equivalent of a one gallon tank I keep the 6 adults in. They need very little space. I heat the cage with a heat pad.

I went to Michaels craft store and bought one of those plastic beanie baby cases for the babies and that seems to work out fine. Theres quite a few, but they can get through the top of the plastic cage so I keep them separate.

My intentions were to keep them to breed for gecko food, but I never got a gecko :|

This is the thread for the Five Lined Dumpy Family my White's Tree Frogs and Southeastern Five Lined Skinks. We will talk about their enclosures, diets and any news regarding them.
About the Dumpy Family:
Three White's Tree Frogs
Max (Female)
Spurgeon and Jeremiah (Males)
Fin (Male Betta...

So I have done my research, but I really dont feel like I am in any better of a position to make an informed decision on whether my turtles shell is healthy.
I have uploaded a few images...
https://imgur.com/gallery/4p8aEGZ
...of the turtle from different angles.
he/she is a "dwarf musk...

forum community dedicated to tropical fish owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about species,breeding, health, behavior, aquariums, adopting, care, classifieds, and more! Open to fish, plants and reptiles living in freshwater or saltwater environments.